Martin Ollington, BACP

Martin Ollington is a counsellor with 16 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction challenges, grief and low mood. He works with concerns around self-esteem, intimacy, eating and sleeping, and career pressures. He also supports those facing relationship strain, parenting pressures, trauma and ADHD-related issues.

Martin believes people know their own stories and brings a respectful, listening approach. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear ways to try things differently. He aims to help people build on existing strengths while naming what gets in the way.

In practice he draws on several approaches to meet different needs. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live by their values even when emotions are difficult. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviours. Attachment-informed work and Emotionally-Focused ideas are used when relationships and close bonds are central to the issue.

He works in a collaborative way, encouraging short-term goals alongside deeper exploration. Sessions are intended to be straightforward and down-to-earth, with an emphasis on what people can do between meetings. Martin accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

He holds BACP as a professional credential. To begin, people use the website Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

How his therapeutic approaches work online

Martin commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and still act in line with what matters to them. This approach can be useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions. He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test small behavioural changes that can reduce distress over time.

Finding the right approach is a joint task. The therapist will discuss options and adapt methods to fit each person’s goals and preferences. Many people try a blend of approaches at first and adjust as they learn what helps most.

Please confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online therapy can help people fit counselling into busy lives by reducing travel time, making shorter check-ins easier to arrange and allowing sessions around work or caregiving commitments. Registered or accredited professionals can offer online work that focuses on practical strategies, values-based planning and relational themes just as they do in person.